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Wilhelm Ohnesorge

1872 - 1962

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Karl Wilhelm Ohnesorge (8 June 1872 – 1 February 1962) was a German politician in the Third Reich who sat in the Hitler Cabinet. From 1937 to 1945, he was the Reichsminister of the Reich Postal Ministry, the German postal service, having succeeded Paul Freiherr von Eltz-Rübenach. Along with his ministerial duties, Ohnesorge also significantly delved into research relating to propagation and promotion of the Nazi Party through the radio, and the development of a proposed German atomic bomb. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Wilhelm Ohnesorge is the 7,576th most popular politician (down from 6,862nd in 2019), the 2,071st most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,877th in 2019) and the 610th most popular German Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Wilhelm Ohnesorge ranks 7,576 out of 19,576. Before him are Kåre Willoch, Emperor Duanzong, Nizam Ali Khan, Asaf Jah II, Max Koegel, Quintus Caecilius Metellus Macedonicus, and Nepherites II. After him are Azarmidokht, Marcus Antonius Creticus, Frits Bolkestein, Peire Vidal, Paul Wolfowitz, and Senjūrō Hayashi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1872, Wilhelm Ohnesorge ranks 66. Before him are Anton Korošec, Albert Sarraut, Willem de Sitter, Solomiya Krushelnytska, Kijūrō Shidehara, and Luigi Orione. After him are Edward Wilson, Carlo Sforza, Momčilo Tapavica, Bak Jungyang, Edward Gordon Craig, and Georgios Tsitas. Among people deceased in 1962, Wilhelm Ohnesorge ranks 64. Before him are Emil Artin, Wilhelm Ackermann, Hans von Salmuth, Louis Raymond, Muhammad VIII al-Amin, and Trygve Gulbranssen. After him are E. E. Cummings, Poul Nielsen, Tod Browning, Erich von Tschermak, Henri Wallon, and Antoine Pevsner.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Wilhelm Ohnesorge ranks 2,072 out of 7,253. Before him are Walther Hewel (1904), Karl Lachmann (1793), Wilhelm Heinrich Wackenroder (1773), Rudolf Schmidt (1886), Frederick William, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1771), and Max Koegel (1895). After him are Theodor Wisch (1907), Günter Behnisch (1922), Ernest Augustus I, Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1688), Karl Alfred von Zittel (1839), Albert II, Duke of Mecklenburg (1318), and Bruno Streckenbach (1902).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Wilhelm Ohnesorge ranks 610. Before him are Charles II, Elector Palatine (1651), Infanta Adelgundes, Duchess of Guimarães (1858), Judith of Schweinfurt (1003), Walther Hewel (1904), Frederick William, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1771), and Max Koegel (1895). After him are Bruno Streckenbach (1902), Prince Wilhelm of Prussia (1783), Princess Charlotte of Württemberg (1807), Frederick III, Landgrave of Thuringia (1332), Frederick Ulrich, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1591), and John Albert I, Duke of Mecklenburg (1525).

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